{"id":6506,"date":"2019-09-30T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T23:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/?p=6506"},"modified":"2019-12-31T08:49:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:49:19","slug":"the-bench-september-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/importnut.net\/models\/the-bench-september-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bench – September 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Plugging along through September, I made excellent progress on the Mustang, Superbee, ’63 Snap Vette, and Alfa Romeo. I finished the Magnum build. My son and I attended a “local” model\/toy show and found some treasures for future builds. I also bought parts for a future Honda Civic build. I was very busy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mustang and Ford Truck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Work continued on the Mustang Chassis and the Ford truck frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mustang chassis and engine bay are complete. I also finished building the Ford truck Frame. At this point, I set it aside to focus on the rest of the projects. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

63 Corvette<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Body work on the Corvette was complete. After spraying touch-up primer, I sprayed color. A few days later, I sprayed clear. One detail I struggled to resolve was how to finish the hood “vents”. Being a Snap-Tite kit, the decals were stickers. One of my local model club members brought up a suggestion from a Scaleauto build that resulted in a nearly perfect execution. Use a marker to color a piece of paper black, attach the stickers, spray dullcote, cut and attach. More on this next month. Later in the month, I finished sanding and polishing the clear and completed the bare metal foil trim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Vette is painted Ferrari Rosso Fiorano by Gravity Colors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gravity Colors 2 part clear. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since the Vette is a snap kit, all of the detail is molded into the chassis. I’m grateful that there is a significant amount of detail that can be painted. Plenty of careful masking and hand painting was involved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After primer, I sprayed the engine orange then masked with silly putty. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I sprayed the rest of the chassis satin black. At this point, I was ready to start hand painting the rest of the detail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Magnum <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Magnum build is now compete! I finished sanding and polishing the paint and followed that with plenty of careful masking and trim painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Masking the grill was not as tricky as you’d think. The paint turned out great!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once the trim was painted, I was able to start final assembly. I painted the trim on the windows and attached them. I detail painted the lighting and attached them. The last major step to this build was attaching the wheels. I was able to utilize the kits mounting pins and axles which greatly simplified the process. I did lower the rear slightly by moving the brake rotors and drilling to relocate the metal axle. After that, I decided that the spokes needed to be darker than the gold I used. I fixed that with Tamiya bronze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Done!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alfa Romeo Giulia <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Great progress was made on the Alfa Giulia build. I sprayed the body with color and clear. In between color and clear, I attached all of the decals and metal transfers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Decals to be followed shortly by clear coat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I also made progress with the chassis. I prepped all of the parts, attached them to sticks and sprayed everything in various colors. Shortly after, I finished the chassis detail and engine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chassis detail nearly 100% complete.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I couldn’t leave this twin spark engine without plug wires so I added them as well. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Superbee<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Superbee was sanded, polished and foiled. I also added the glass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shiny<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then there is this thing:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In my quest for a 63 Vette, I bought one from AMT. It isn’t very good. I tried combining it with parts from a Monogram kit but I couldn’t get past issues with the body. I decided to build it and list it for sale. I started prep work and set it aside to focus on current builds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There isn’t much to it when you spread out all the parts. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Goodies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beyond all of the recent work completed, I bought kits and parts for future builds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picked up this Impala at a local hobby shop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Internet buys, from Hiroboy and C1 models. Most of the parts are for a future Civic build. The seats are for the Mustang build.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My son and I picked up quite a few junk kits at a recent model\/toy show. You know those bags of junk models that sit under the tables and sell for $5 each? We bought several for kit bashing and general mahem. Out of a dozen kits, I did find one salvageable kit. A ’65 Riviera that was complete enough for a fun build. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the junk kits, I picked up a ’16 Camaro for very cheap and a junk 40 Ford Sedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Riviera is the green one in the bottom right corner. No other kit was genuinely salvageable. They will make for fun times for my 11 year old!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This 40 Ford Sedan will be an excellent salvage\/restoration project!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One other noteworthy purchase is this VW bug split window trans kit from Best Model Car Parts. I had seen this kit online and wasn’t aware they are regularly sold. Although I paid a premium for it but I look forward to building it. Interestingly, I later found that they are selling them on eBay along with an oval window version. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I intend to do a review of this kit in the future. It is very complete but still requires the Tamiya Beetle to complete. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Other Builds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a build by my friend Derek. Love the wheels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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